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Little Fuzzy

First published: 1962
Pages: 159

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Chapter I
22:25
Chapter II
25:51
Chapter III
16:36
Chapter IV
11:53
Chapter V
31:12
Chapter VI
28:14
Chapter VII
25:25
Chapter VIII
23:15
Chapter IX
17:30
Chapter X
21:34
Chapter XI
14:49
Chapter XII
24:39
Chapter XIII
8:27
Chapter XIV
30:41
Chapter XV
9:49
Chapter XVI
16:17
Chapter XVII
8:03

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When prospector Jack Holloway discovers a family of small, friendly, furry creatures on the planet Zarathustra, he assumes they are charming animals. Then he begins to suspect they can reason, make tools, and understand him, which would make them people under the law. That single question threatens everything, because the powerful company that runs Zarathustra holds its charter only so long as the planet has no native intelligent life. What follows is part gentle first-contact tale, part gripping courtroom drama about how we decide who counts as a person. H. Beam Piper wrote it with warmth and a light touch, and it earned a lasting place among science fiction's most beloved short novels. Published in 1962. Offered here as a free PDF and EPUB edition.

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H. Beam Piper

Henry Beam Piper was an American science fiction writer. He wrote many short stories and several novels. He is best known for his extensive Terro-Human Future History series of stories and a shorter series of "Paratime" alternate history tales.